Houdeye Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Houdeye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Houdeyé (1) are calculated separately.
Houdeye (33) may also be a first name.
Houdeye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Houdeye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Houdeye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻫﻮﺩﻱ) is found most in Mali. It can occur as a variant: Houdeyé. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Houdeye? popularity and diffusion
Houdeye is the 4,427,875th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Houdeye are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 45 percent are found in Mande Africa. Houdeye is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used given name globally, held by 33 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Mali, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 1,885,448. Excluding Mali this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in France, where 35 percent are found and Burkina Faso, where 10 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Houdeye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Houdeye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻫﻮﺩﻱ | hwdy | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Houdeye
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